Father's Day

I've been wanting to post ALL day, and I finally get the computer and here the day is almost over. I couldn't let the day end without telling Tristan what an amazing daddy he is. Sometimes no matter what I do I can't Gideon to calm down, and Tristan will just hold him and suddenly the baby is asleep. Surely he has a calming touch. Whenever I think I can't handle anymore, Tristan steps in and becomes super dad, and being a parent becomes do-able again. I couldn't do it without you, Love. You do it all, and then some. Happy first Father's Day!!

Halfway There!

Officially on Friday, Tristan finished up his 2nd year of Dental School!! Now I get him all day and Gideon and I are loving having him home. He's worked so hard, and we are SO proud of him!!!
Gideon can't verbalize it yet, but I can see it in his eyes. He is so excited to get teeth so daddy can clean them. :D

Ballgame

Gideon's first baseball game with daddy and mommy.

The Sleep States of Gideon

To our boy, sleep states are not as we know them.
R.E.M. to us means Rapid Eye Movement. Gideon translates it to: Reclining, Elevated or Mobile.













N.R.E.M. or non-Rapid Eye Movement to Gideon means "Not Reclined, Elevated or Mobile.


















Our baby boy is one month old now. I can't even believe it. Today he had his doctor's appointment and is quickly on his way to the NFL, much to his daddy's delight. He is 23 inches long and 11 1/2 pounds. Our goal is now to get him to sleep through the night. Gideon is a very good baby. He is just starting to focus on objects. He smiles once in a while, but not at us yet...can't wait! He's big on eating and gets so excited, he usually swats his own bottle away with his flailing arms and then looks at us like WE took it. He grunts to get our attention and if he's really frustrated, his grunts turn into yelps...it's so cute! 

Our Memorial Day ended with a game of Bocce Ball. Best story ever! We were throwing the balls against a tree ad a squirrel ran down and stopped a foot off the ground. We threw one more ball thinking it would scare him away and he actually jumped off the tree and chased it! It was HILARIOUS!! 

Gideon thoroughly enjoyed himself as you can see.

















One of the few pictures we have with his eyes open.

Our chubster chilling with mommy.





Ever seen a baby "Smoke" a bottle? Gideon takes feeding time seriously!


How Gideon travels in the car. Notice the curled toes...Seriously, our driving isn't THAT scary.













We love our little Gideon.

Life in Fast-forward

I can't believe it was 2 weeks ago already that our little guy joined our family. I'm sure all the parents know what I'm saying when I say how time speeds up and they grow so fast. Yes, it hasn't been that long, but still, he is already beginning to look different! I'm trying to enjoy every minute I have with him (that's easier said than done at 4am). He's such a good sweet baby.
Here are lots of pictures, and he's sleeping in most. I pull out the camera probably 15 times a day! :)




Baby Bear with mommy









Baby Bear with daddy...he loves to curl up with daddy cuz he's SO toasty warm.








In his cute clothes that consist of more than just a onesie. The shoes were given to us by some friends...aren't they adorable?! BTW- they might be on the wrong feet. I can't tell and I seriously looked at them for 5 minutes!






Doesn't he look spoiled? "Feed me while I lounge here."






I LOVE this picture. That little smirk kills me.







Finally, probably my favorite pic...he knows just how to pose to melt his mommy's heart.

Happy Mothers Day

Here is my tribute to the Mother's in my life. First my mother Angela. My poor mother........ I don't know how she has put up with it for so long. Between me and brothers I am surprised she still has her sanity, not to mention the dogs that she also serves as a mother to. We use to play a game to see who could drive my mom so crazy that all she could do was laugh out of frustration. So here is to you mom thanks for always caring and worrying about my welfare. Thanks for putting up with all my teasing and joking over the years. I am still surprised that you consider me your favorite son :)

My mother in-law Kathy. The word I can use to describe her would be selfless. I don't know if I know someone who works harder than she does. She never thinks about herself just about others. Even though she doesn't get my jokes she will always laugh anyway.

My dearest Wife:  Happy first mother day! I am so proud of you! You have been and will continue to be a wonderful mother.  Our little Gideon is a lucky little guy to call you his mom.  I love you sweetie you are my world I am excited to be with you for this thing called parenthood, because lets face it babe you are carrying this team.      

Baby Gideon

The latest edition to the Taylor family!

Our BIG boy at 9lbs. 2oz., Gideon.

The best is his blonde hair and huge hands and feet!

Love those baby blues.

Week 38/39

Here are weeks 38 and 39...especially for those who checked last week and only got a picture of a gorilla. :)
I swear, every other week my belly gets bigger then smaller.

Week 38

Week 39

Some random pictures of us at the OKC Art Festival yesterday.

Week 38

I've been on the countdown for, oh...let's see...38 weeks now. I looked at my most recent pictures and my first thought is, "Seriously!! I thought I couldn't get any bigger at 7 months." Anyways, majority wins...I voted not posting them...yet. So, these will do for now. :)

Happy Anniversary!

Happy 2nd Love! I can't believe it's been 2 years already, and at the same time, it's only been 2 years. You are my best friend and I'm excited every day to be your wife!
Love, Me

Koosh Balls

I've discovered where Koosh Balls come from. Our juniper tree! The seeds are hard and pokey at first, but then it rained and Ta-dah! :)
I hope you are all as entertained as I am.

Oh the Joys of Being Pregnant

I'm sorry to those who don't care, but my life right now is focused on nothing but husband, baby and trying to stay busy. Here are some things I won't miss about being pregnant: (this is fulfilling the "trying to stay busy" part)

1- Not being able to bend over
2- Trying to tie shoes (see #1)
3- Getting "Holy cow!! Don't have the baby here!" and "Twins?" comments
4- Not knowing when baby will come
5- Not feeling like myself
6- Getting teary-eyed over...well....almost EVERYTHING! The latest...http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705296505,00.html
I mean, seriously! It's Hannah Montana!!!! I really need a chill pill.
6- My favorite...just basically going crazy...for example, last night I woke up to my phone ringing at 5am. At first I thought it was Tristan's carpool and we had slept in...then when I didn't recognize the number, I thought, "Oh, maybe someone's having their baby. Oh!! Maybe it's us!!!" (Yes, thing's like that make sense to me when I am woken up from a dead sleep.)

I will miss some things, (I think), but that list will have to wait until I am there.

37 weeks

So, I think my belly looks smaller than last time. Tristan's angle must have something to do with it. Unless babies sense the fear of their mom by being 10 lbs...so he decided to go on a diet and drop to 9 lbs. One can hope, right?

Conference Weekend

To start off this Conference weekend I would like to give you another look into the life we lead here in Oklahoma. We were driving back home after a barbecue the other night. It wasn't dark but the sun was beginning to set and the lake looked like there was a thick fog over it. We were really surprised because it wasn't humid or anything. Later that night we decided to go on a walk before bed during we figured out what the "fog" was. It was DUST! You could smell it and taste it in the air!!! We have been having a little drought here and the high winds the last couple of days blew it all in. You can imagine how the dust bowl must have felt like.

Conference was great. We did our usual traditions. Tristan and I started a puzzle and painted our wooden eggs. Tristan did Snoopy, but can you guess what mine is????? Thats right...it's how I feel being pregnant. All BELLY! The yellow on top is my hair and you can see my teeny arms on the sides and my belly button down in front. :)

Pride and Prejudice

I love this story. I love the BBC movie version...as well as the 1950's B/W, LDS, Bollywood and modern versions. Yes I love them all.

My grandpa happens to have a book as the #9 top seller on amazon.com, The 5,000 Year Leap. It used to be #1, I've just been keeping track. Anyhow as I was looking today, I saw this as the #10 top seller.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!

Here is the link if you are curious. I can't believe this is actually selling! If you actually link to the page be sure to read the editorial review. Just scroll down a bit.

http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Zombies-Classic-Ultraviolent/dp/1594743347/ref=pd_ts_b_10?ie=UTF8&s=books